by K. Barrett Bilali Urban News Service They say that clothes make the man. Kevin Livingston brings that maxim to life. When he was 15, New York City cops grabbed Livingston in Queens and arrested him for armed robbery. “Thank God for the principal of my school,” Livingston said. “He came and showed the police […]

by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service “My ethnicity has been empowering and encouraging for my community,” she says. “I am the first African-American balloon artist that most children in the region have seen, especially inner-city African- American children. Oftentimes, people will book me because of my color and age. Sometimes, I am even hired to […]

‘Let’s Keep Our Entrepreneurial Gene Thriving!’ by Julianne Malveaux NNPA News Wire Columnist Women entrepreneurs have a powerful role model when they consider Madam C.J. Walker. One of our nation’s first female self-made millionaires, her story of combining herbs to develop and manufacture a hair pomade, of empowering tens of thousands of women as sales […]

by Armstrong Williams NNPA News Wire Columnist Time is one of those magical dimensions of the human experience. At certain instances it seems like there is not enough of it. And at others, it seems like the moment lasts forever. The intellectual and emotional experience in the passage of time is one of those unique […]

by Jared Anderson Urban News Service A black entrepreneur’s “power move” on the energy sector could create hundreds of jobs in one of the the poorest communities in Texas. Houston-based businessman Phillip Franshaw is building Annova LNG, a multi-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas export facility on the Brownsville Ship Channel along the Texas Gulf Coast. If […]

Law Students Helped 300 Clients Last Year by Parth Shah A free legal clinic for entrepreneurs has helped hundreds of Wisconsin businesses open up shop. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Law & Entrepreneurship clinic is run by a group of 20 law students. Under the mentorship of licensed attorneys, they help startups write contracts and handle […]

by Curtis Bunn Urban News Service Jaylen Bledsoe, 17, was astonished when a teenager told him his life’s goal was to become a drug dealer. Bledsoe, who gained national attention for creating a thriving Internet design company, could not fathom the youth’s position … at first. “That was his dream,” Bledsoe told Urban News Service […]

By Brianna Rae July 31, 2015 Always powerful leaders and providers for their communities and beyond, Black women are continuing this legacy and seriously shining in the sphere of business and economic development. The 2015 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report shows that the number of Black women-owned firms has risen by an […]

By Jasmine Zapata, MD June 19, 2015 A few days ago, while driving my 6-year-old son home from school, he informed me that in addition to being a real estate investor and a policeman, he was going to be an inventor. He went on to describe how he was going to […]

By Brianna Rae June 12, 2015 Brent Gerlach (left) and Greg St. Fort (right) Photo: Brianna Rae Last week, Greg St. Fort was named executive director of 100state, a gathering place where young entrepreneurs share their new startup businesses ideas and work together to help each other succeed. Taking the place […]